James Cameron falls for Chinese hoax

Chinese cinema-goers looking to draw Kate Winslet like one of their French girls will have to do so from memory, after the state censored her nude scene in the 2012 Titanic re-release… In response to the censorship, one satirical website made up a quote it claimed to have received from an unnamed official at China’s Administration of Radio, Film, and Television:

“Considering the vivid 3D effects, we fear that viewers may reach out their hands for a touch and thus interrupt other people’s viewing. To avoid potential conflicts between viewers and out of consideration of building a harmonious ethical social environment, we’ve decided to cut off the nudity scenes.”

Tons of English-language news outlets are running with this quote even though, guys, it’s obviously not real. The rumor probably originated with this blog post.